CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT: MORE RICH PEOPLE THAT DON'T RIDE THE BUS

I found out about these people today, from this post: http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/04/metro-optinstl-is-driven-by-you.html 

The Citizens for Modern Transit.  That this organization even exists is an insult to public transit riders.

They don't seem to do ANY outreach to areas that rely on public transit the most.  Looking at their "About" section they seem like the suburban "park and ride the Metrolink to Cardinals game" crowd.

The fact that they are behind the ridiculous proposal of adding another $9 million stop between the CWE and Grand for a new "business development" (for the corporation Cortex), pretty much makes them useless to those of us that have to ride the bus.

However, OPTINSTL recommends taking their "surveys".  The people that designed their surveys are huffing glue! They ask you a question about how many bikes and scooters and cars you own, with no choice for NONE, AFTER they have already asked you this, and you have to choose 1,2, or 3 cars or scooters, or something, to move to the next page of the survey.  Clearly they do not have the non-car household in mind at all!

Feel free to abuse them by checking "Other" and writing "you idiots I told you I don't have a car".  Later, when the survey won't let you move on without answering what options your employer offers, remind them of how you checked "unemployed" two answers back (also by checking "other".)

THIS IS THEIR SURVEY: http://cmt-stl.org/programs/cmt-surveys/

Add them to JAM THE PHONES LINES when you are tired of calling Metro and Mayor Slay and Metro East West Gateway Council of Governments and the County Executive's office!

Citizens For Modern Transit:
Making Transit a Priority for the Region

911 Washington, Ste. 200
St. Louis, MO 63101
314.231.7272

(Making Transit a priority????? FOR WHOM???)

Call them and ask them what they are doing to get a train to the parts of the city that use public transit the most.

Ask them why their survey is only designed for people that drive?  Ask them what they are doing to really "move transit forward"?

Ask them how often THEY ride public transit, and how long their trip is?  Then suggest they adopt the OPTINSTL survey to REALLY gather MEANINGFUL STATISTICS instead of crap about the park and ride crowd that owns cars.

http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/04/what-metros-new-survey-should-be.html

Look at this junk statistic they throw around on their website:

Every $10 million in capital investment in public transportation yields $30 million in increased business sales, and every $10 million in operating investment in public transportation yields $32 million in increased business sales.

Translation: Your money becomes profit for businessmen and developers.

Please, Public Transit rider, FLOOD THEM WITH FEEDBACK!

PUBLIC TRANSIT SHOULD BE DECIDED BY THE PEOPLE THAT RELY ON IT THE MOST!!!

OCCUPY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN ST. LOUIS!